A Brief Overview of the Life and Writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer s life spanned four decades of the early twentieth century and was shaped within the crucible of two European wars and an economic depression. Born in 1906 and raised in an upper middle class German family, he was educated to be a pastor, further trained as a theologian, involved in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, and was ......
This volume brings together some of Jeremias's best-known works on historical Jesus research and core issues concerning Gospel tradition. It features foundational questions in historical Jesus research plus Aramaic backgrounds of the Gospels.
"The New Historicism" tackles the implications of historicism for biblical studies. The author navigates through the maze of new methods for biblical studies to develop a position that accommodates new, postmodern approaches without vitiating the quest for historical knowledge.
The loss of a baby is one of the most acute losses a person can experience. The authors address both miscarriage and stillbirth and the grief implications of each. They offer comfort to mothers, fathers, and families who must find ways to recognise their bond with the child who died and then move forward with their lives.
Many of us will grieve the death of a friend. Yet, this particular kind of grief is not recognized as often as that experienced when a spouse, child, or parent dies. The author offers comfort and encouragement to those who have lost a friend by validating their grief, urging them to give their grief a voice, and remembering their friend.
A book of consolation as well as clarification, "Psalms for Sojourners" is reissued with examples of each type of Psalm. Limburg's reader-friendly introduction to the psalms acquaints readers with the strength, passion and fire of this ancient hymnbook.
Addressing the complex phenomenon of intimate violence against wives, lovers, and children, Livingston profiles abusers and battering and traces it to larger cultural pathologies. He explores the ambiguous role of religion, then offers practical advice for pastoral and programmatic efforts to embrace simultaneously the twin Christian imperatives ......
A unique resource: from the Reformation to PietismThis unique collection of excerpts from Lutheran historical and theological documents many translated here for the first time presents readers with a full picture of how the Lutheran movement developed in its thought and practice. The volume proceeds chronologically from Luther's lifetime to the ......
